    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)]
    [October 2, 2004]
    [Pages 2344-2352]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
    October 2, 2004

        The President. Thank you all for coming.
        Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
        The President. Thank you all. The sun is shining on Ohio. I'm
    thrilled to be here. I am the first sitting President ever to come to
    this fine city. The rest of them missed a great place. I'm so proud you
    all came out today.
        I'm so honored to be standing up here with Chuck
    Canterbury to receive
    the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of the Police. It means a lot to
    get the endorsement from those who serve our country on a daily basis to
    make it safe. I'm proud of that endorsement. I want to thank Jim
    Pasco and Nick DiMarco as well as all the Fraternal Order of Police folks
    standing behind me.
        I want to thank you all for coming. I'm here to ask for your vote.
    We're getting closer and closer to election day, and I'm here to ask for
    your help as well. Go out and register your friends and your neighbors.
    Tell them they have a duty in America to vote. In a free society, we
    have an obligation to go to the polls. Make sure you don't overlook
    those discerning Democrats, either--[laughter]--like Zell
    Miller. Or my friend the mayor of Youngstown,
    Ohio, George McKelvey. I'm proud you're
    here, Mr. Mayor. I'm proud to call you friend, and I'm proud to call you
    supporter. Thanks for coming.
        Then after you get them registered to vote, get them headed to the
    polls. And remind them that if they want a safer America, a stronger
    America, and a better America, to put me and Dick Cheney back in office.
        Listen, I have one regret, and that is that Laura isn't here with me.
        Audience members. Aw-w-w!
        The President. Yes, I know. I hear it all the time, ``Why didn't you
    send Laura, and you stay at home?'' [Laughter]
    True story. She said, ``Fine, I'll marry you,'' when I asked her, but
    she said, ``I don't ever want to have to give a speech.'' [Laughter] I
    said, ``You got a deal.'' [Laughter] Fortunately, she didn't hold me to
    my word. The country got to see Laura speaking in New York City at that
    convention. They got to see a strong, decent, fine woman. Laura is a
    great First Lady. I'm really proud of her. I'm going to give you some
    reasons to put me back in, but perhaps the most important one of all is
    so that Laura is the First Lady for 4 more years.
        And I'm proud of my Vice President, Dick Cheney. He's warming up. [Laughter] He'll be right around the
    corner pretty soon. He's not going to have the waviest hair on the set.
    [Laughter] I didn't pick him for his hair. [Laughter] I picked him
    because of his judgment and his sound experience. Dick Cheney is getting
    the job done for the American people.
        I'm proud of your United States Senator Mike DeWine. Thanks for coming, Mike. I'm honored you're here.
    Speaking about Senators, you've got another good one in George
    Voinovich. You need to put him back in.
    He's doing Ohio good work. He's

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    a good, solid man, a good, decent fellow. I want to thank Congressman
    Ralph Regula for being with us today too. Thank
    you, Chairman. I'm glad you're here.
        Lieutenant Governor Jennette Bradley
    is with us. Today is her birthday. Yes. What a great way to celebrate
    your birthday. [Laughter]
        I want to thank the mayor, Don Robart, who
    is here. Mr. Mayor, my only advice, my only advice--I know you didn't
    ask for any--but my only advice is, fill the potholes. [Laughter]
        I want to thank the high school band that's here. Appreciate you
    coming. But most of all, thank you all. I want to thank those who work
    at the grassroots level for putting up the signs and making the phone
    calls. I appreciate you. I want to thank you for what you have done and
    what you're going to do coming down the stretch. With your help, there
    is no doubt in my mind we will carry Ohio again and win a great victory
    in November.
        And I'm looking forward to this campaign. I love coming to your
    State. I've been spending some quality time here. [Laughter] I like to
    come because I want to tell people where I stand, what I believe, and
    where I'm going to lead this Nation.
        I believe every child can learn and every school can teach. I went
    to Washington to challenge what I've called the soft bigotry of low
    expectations. That's a system that, in some cases, passes children
    through, grade after grade, year after year, without learning the
    basics. It's not right. It's not right for our country. We've raised the
    standards. We're now measuring early, so we can solve problems before
    they're too late. I believe in local control of schools. We're closing
    an achievement gap in America, and we're not going to go back to the old
    days.
        I believe we have a moral responsibility to honor our seniors with
    good health care. I went to Washington to solve problems, not to pass
    them on to future Presidents and future generations. I saw a problem in
    Medicare. Medicine had changed, but Medicare hadn't. You know, we pay
    $100,000 or so for a heart surgery for a Medicare patient but not one
    dime for the prescription drugs to prevent the heart surgery from being
    needed in the first place. That doesn't make any sense for our seniors.
    It doesn't make any sense for the taxpayers. I brought Republicans and
    Democrats together. I signed a bill that modernizes Medicare. Seniors
    will get prescription drugs in 2006, and we're not going to go back to
    the old days.
        I believe in the energy and innovative spirit of our workers, our
    small-business owners, our farmers, our ranchers, and that's why we
    unleashed that energy with the largest tax relief in a generation.
        When you're out gathering up the vote, remind your friends and
    neighbors about what this economy has been through. The stock market
    started to decline before Dick Cheney and I got
    to Washington. Then we had a recession. Then we had some citizens forget
    what it means to be a responsible American. They didn't tell the truth.
    We passed tough laws. It is abundantly clear now in America, we will not
    tolerate dishonesty in the boardrooms of our country. And then the enemy
    hit us. And that hurt us. That hurt our economy. You know it hurt the
    economy.
        But this economy is strong, and it is getting stronger. We've been
    growing at rates as fast as any in nearly 20 years. It's growing because
    of the spirit of the people. It's growing because of those tax cuts.
    We've added 1.7 million new jobs last year. We've added 107,000
    manufacturing jobs since January. The national unemployment rate is 5.4
    percent, which is lower than the average of the 1970s, the 1980s, and
    the 1990s.
        There's still work to do in parts of Ohio. I understand that. That's
    why I support opportunity zones, places like Summit County, to give
    companies relief and incentives so that they can expand to places where
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    hurt. No, there are things we're going to do, but this economy is
    strong, and it's growing stronger. We're not going to go back to the old
    days of tax and spend.
        I believe the most solemn duty of the President is to protect the
    American people. If America shows uncertainty or weakness in this
    decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my
    watch.
        I'm running for President with a clear and positive plan to build a
    safer world and a more hopeful America. I am running with a
    compassionate conservative philosophy that Government should help people
    improve their lives, not try to run their lives. I believe this Nation
    wants steady, consistent, principled leadership, and that is why with
    your help, we're going to win a great victory in November.
        Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
        The President. The world in which we live and work is changing. I
    understand that. The generation of our dads and granddads, a man
    generally had one job and one career, and the company he worked for paid
    for the pension plan and health care. This world we're living in is
    different. The workforce is changing. Women are working inside the house
    and now outside the house. And many workers change careers and jobs over
    their lifetime.
        And yet, the most fundamental of our systems, the Tax Code, health
    coverage, pension plans, and worker training, were created for
    yesterday, not tomorrow. I am running to change those systems so all
    citizens are equipped, prepared, and thus truly free to make your own
    choices so you can pursue your own dreams.
        Now, I understand that a hopeful society is one that has got a
    growing economy. If we want to keep jobs here in America and expand the
    job base, America must be the best place in the world to do business.
    That means less regulations on our businessowners. That means we got to
    do something about these frivolous lawsuits that plague our small
    businesses.
        If we want to keep jobs here, if we want to--Congress needs to pass
    my energy plan. It is a plan that encourages conservation. It is a plan
    that encourages the use of renewables like ethanol and biodiesel. It is
    a plan that says we'll explore technologies to make sure we consume
    energy in different ways. It is a plan that encourages clean coal
    technology. It is a plan that allows us to explore for natural gas in
    environmentally friendly ways. It is a plan that recognizes, to keep
    jobs here in America, we must be less dependent on foreign sources of
    energy.
        To keep jobs in this country, we've got to reject economic
    isolationism. See, we've opened up our markets--just not me. Other
    Presidents, as well, from both parties, have opened up our markets
    because it's good for you, the consumer. See, if you've got more
    products to choose from, you're likely to get that which you want at a
    better price and higher quality. That's how the market works. And so
    what I'm saying to places like China, ``You treat us the way we treat
    you.'' Opening up markets is good for our workers. It's good for our
    farmers. See, we can compete with anybody, anywhere, anytime, so long as
    the rules are fair.
        To make sure we keep jobs here, we've got to be wise about how we
    spend your money in Washington, and we've got to keep your taxes low.
    Taxes are an issue in this campaign. I'll tell you why. The
    fellow I'm running against has so far proposed
    $2.2 trillion in new spending. Yes.
        Audience members. Boo-o-o!
        The President. No, I know. That's a lot, even for a Senator from
    Massachusetts. So they asked him how he's
    going to pay for it, and he said, ``Well, we're just going to tax the
    rich.'' We've heard that before, haven't we? Let me tell you a couple
    things wrong with this ``tax the rich.''
        First of all, you can't raise enough money by taxing the rich to pay
    for $2.2 trillion.

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    You raise about $680 billion. Therefore, there is a tax gap. Guess who
    always gets to fill the tax gap? Yes, you do. ``Tax the rich,'' yes,
    we've heard it. The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason,
    because they want to stick you with the bill. We're not going to let
    John Kerry tax you; we're going to win in
    November.
        Now that we're on taxes, let me say something about the Tax Code.
    It's a complicated mess. It's a million pages long. It takes 6 billion
    hours a year to fill out the tax forms in this country. In a new term,
    I'm going to bring Republicans and Democrats together to simplify this
    Tax Code so it's more fair for you.
        In a changing world, the skills that are required for the jobs of
    the 21st century change. We have a skills gap in America in some
    communities. Some jobs are gone; new jobs arrive. In order to help our
    workers, I'm a big believer in the community college system, to make the
    systems available so people can gain the skills necessary to fill the
    jobs of the 21st century. As well in a changing world, most new jobs
    filled by people--are filled by people with at least 2 years of college,
    yet, one in four of our students gets there. That's why I believe in
    early intervention programs in high school to help our at-risk students.
    That's why I know we've got to place a new focus on math and science.
    Over time, we'll require a rigorous exam before graduation. See, by
    raising the performance in our high schools and by expanding Pell grants
    for low- and middle-income families, more Americans will start their
    career with a college diploma.
        In this time of change, we've got to do something about the health
    care system. There's a big difference in this campaign on health care.
    You listen carefully to what my opponent's
    laying out, and it says one thing: The Federal Government's going to run
    it.
        Audience members. Boo-o-o!
        The President. I want you to run it. I want you to be the
    decisionmaker. So here's some practical ways to help. First of all,
    we'll take care of the poor and the needy by expanding community health
    centers all around the country. We have a duty and an obligation to do
    so. It makes sense that those folks get good health care in these
    centers and not in the emergency rooms of our hospitals. Secondly, we'll
    continue to expand the children's health care program for low-income
    Americans.
        In order to make sure health care is available and affordable, we're
    going to help our small-business owners. One-half of the uninsured,
    currently uninsured, work for small businesses. There's a reason why,
    small businesses can't afford health care. They ought to be allowed to
    pool together their risk so they can buy insurance at the same discount
    big businesses can. That makes sense. That's a commonsense way to make
    sure the control of health care is in your hands. My opponent opposes that.
        I'll tell you another thing we need to do to make sure health care
    is available and affordable. We've got to do something about these junk
    lawsuits that are running up the cost of medicine and running good
    doctors out of practice. You cannot be pro-doctor, pro-patient, pro-
    hospital, and pro-trial-lawyer at the same time. See, I think you have
    to make a choice. My opponent made his choice,
    and he put a trial lawyer on the ticket.
        Audience members. Boo-o-o!
        The President. I made my choice. I'm standing with the docs and
    patients. I'm for medical liability reform--now. In all we do, we'll
    make sure the medical decisions are made by doctors and patients, not by
    bureaucrats in Washington, DC.
        In a changing society, it helps bring stability in people's life if
    they own something. The homeownership rate under my administration is
    the highest it's ever been in America. Over the next 4 years, we'll
    continue to expand the homeownership policies to every corner of
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    they live and saying, ``Welcome to my home. Welcome to my piece of
    property.''
        As well, we've got to think different about our retirement systems.
    You might remember the 2000 campaign, when people said, ``Well, if
    George W. gets in, they're going to take away your Social Security
    check.'' You still got your check, didn't you? So here's my message to
    our seniors: Don't worry about what they tell you in the campaign; the
    Social Security obligation will be fulfilled. And for us baby boomers,
    there's enough money in the system to take care of us.
        But because there's a lot of baby boomers getting ready to retire,
    we need to worry about our children and our grandchildren when it comes
    to Social Security. I believe younger workers ought to be allowed to
    take some of their own tax money and set up a personal savings account
    that they can call their own, that the Government cannot take away.
        In this world of change, there are some things that do not change,
    the values we try to live by, courage and compassion, reverence and
    integrity. In changing times, we'll support the institutions that give
    our lives direction and purpose, our families, our schools, our
    religious congregations. We believe in a culture of life in which every
    person matters and every being counts. We stand for marriage and family,
    which are the foundations of our society. We stand for the appointment
    of Federal judges who know the difference between personal opinion and
    the strict interpretation of the law.
        This election will also determine how America responds to the
    continuing danger of terrorism. Since the terrible morning of September
    the 11th, 2001, we've fought the terrorists across the Earth, not for
    pride, not for power, but because the lives of our citizens are at
    stake. Our strategy is clear. We're defending the homeland. We're
    reforming and strengthening our intelligence services. We're
    strengthening our All-Volunteer Army, which will remain an all-volunteer
    army. We are staying on the offensive. We are striking the terrorists
    abroad so we do not have to face them here at home.
        We will continue to spread freedom and liberty in the broader Middle
    East and around the world, and we will prevail. Our strategy is--see,
    you think about the world the way it was a while back. Afghanistan was
    the home base of Al Qaida; Pakistan was a transit point for terrorist
    groups; Saudi Arabia was fertile ground for terrorist fundraising; Libya
    was secretly pursuing nuclear weapons; Iraq was a gathering danger; and
    Al Qaida was largely unchallenged as it planned attacks.
        Because we acted, a free Afghanistan is fighting terror; Pakistan is
    capturing terrorist leaders; Saudi Arabia is making arrests; Libya is
    dismantling its weapons programs; the army of a free Iraq is fighting
    for freedom; and more than three-quarters of Al Qaida have been brought
    to justice. We've led. Many have joined, and America and the world are
    safer.
        This progress involved careful diplomacy, clear moral purpose, and
    some tough decisions. And the toughest came on Iraq. Saddam
    Hussein was a threat. We knew his record of
    aggression, support for terrorist organizations. Saddam Hussein used
    weapons of mass destruction. He fired missiles at our pilots which were
    enforcing the world's sanctions. He slaughtered his own people. Saddam
    Hussein was a threat. And after September the 11th, we must always
    remember, we must take threats seriously, before the fully materialize.
        That is the reality of the world in which we live. I recognized that
    reality, and I went to the Congress. Congress debated the issue. They
    voted overwhelmingly to authorize the use of force. They had looked at
    the same intelligence I did, remembered the same history I did, and
    voted overwhelmingly for force. My opponent
    looked at the same intelligence I did, and when the vote came to
    authorize force, he voted yes. I guess now it depends on what the
    meaning of ``yes'' is in his mind.

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        Audience members. Flip-flop! Flip-flop! Flip-flop!
        The President. Before the Commander in Chief commits our troops into
    harm's way, he must try every other alternative. And so I went to the
    United Nations hoping that diplomacy would work. The United Nations
    debated the issue and voted 15 to nothing, the U.N. Security Council, to
    say to Saddam Hussein, ``Disclose, disarm, or
    face serious consequences.'' I believe when an international body
    speaks, it must mean what it says.
        As he had for 16 other resolutions, Saddam Hussein ignored the United Nations. The other night, my
    opponent suggested we probably should have
    passed the 18th resolution. [Laughter] What good would a resolution do
    after he ignored the first 17? As he had for a decade, he wasn't about
    to listen to the demands of the free world. As a matter of fact, when
    they sent inspectors in--it is now a fact that Saddam Hussein was
    systematically deceiving the inspectors. Part of my opponent's plan, as
    articulated in Miami, said, ``Well, we should have let the inspectors
    work.'' They weren't working. He was deceiving them. He was hoping the
    world would turn away. So I had a choice to make at this point in time:
    Do I take the word of a madman, forget the lessons of September the
    11th, or take action to defend this country? Given that choice, I will
    defend America every time.
        We didn't find the stockpiles we all thought were there. But
    remember, Saddam Hussein had the capability
    of making weapons of mass destruction. He could have passed that
    capability onto a terrorist enemy, and that was a risk we could not
    afford to take after September the 11th. Knowing what I know today, I
    would have made the same decision. America and the world are better off
    with Saddam in a prison cell.
        Because we acted to defend our country, 50 million people now live
    in freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq. I want you to remind your friends
    and neighbors about the Afghan story. You realize, almost 3\1/2\ years
    ago, the Taliban, these ideologues of hate, would not yet--let many
    young girls go to school. Imagine a society in which young girls weren't
    allowed to go to school. When their mothers didn't toe the line on their
    ideology, they'd take them in the public square and whip them.
    Sometimes, they shot them in the sports stadium. It was a dismal, dark
    society.
        Today, 10 million Afghan citizens have registered to vote, 41
    percent of whom are women, and they're having a Presidential election
    later on this month. Think about that. Freedom is powerful. Freedom has
    converted a society that was dark and gloomy to one of hope and light.
        In Iraq, there's a brave Prime Minister named Prime Minister
    Allawi. They're going to have elections in
    January. It's hard work there. I know it's hard work. But you can be
    realistic and optimistic at the same time. We got a good plan. We're
    training the Iraqis so they can do the hard work. A hundred-thousand of
    them are trained. They're taking action today against some of those
    terrorist thugs. Slowly but surely, their forces are getting up, and
    some point in time, they'll be ready to defend themselves.
        We're helping to rebuild that country. Other nations are involved.
    They're having conferences here and conferences there. I'll tell you one
    thing, a summit isn't how you solve the problem. I've been to a lot of
    summits. I've never seen one that brought a terrorist to justice.
        No, we've got a plan, and it's working. Mr. Zarqawi's got one--he's got one weapon, and that is to shake
    our will, because we've got good conscience, because we care about human
    life and human dignity. Every life is precious. That's his one weapon.
    But when America gives its word, America will keep its word, for the
    Iraqi and Afghan citizens. We'll help these people move toward
    elections. We'll get them on the path to stability and democracy as
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    possible, and then our troops will come home with the honor they have
    earned.
        We've got a great military. I'm proud of our military. And I want to
    thank the veterans who are here for having set such a great example for
    those who wear the uniform. I also want to thank the military families
    who are here today. We appreciate your sacrifice, and I made a
    commitment to our families and to those who wear the uniform that you'll
    have all the resources you need to complete your missions.
        That's why I went to the Congress, September of 2003 and asked them
    for $87 billion of important funding, funding to support our troops in
    harm's way. We got great support there. As a matter of fact, the support
    was overwhelming for the $87 billion. All but 12 United States Senators
    voted for the funding, 2 of whom were my opponent and his runningmate. I want you
    to remind your friends and neighbors this: There was only four Members
    of the Senate that voted to authorize the use of force and didn't vote
    to fund our troops, two of whom would be my opponent and his
    runningmate.
        Audience members. Boo-o-o!
        The President. So they actually asked him,
    they said, ``Why did you do that?'' He said, in one of the famous quotes
    of the 2004 campaign--[laughter]--``I actually did vote for the $87
    billion, right before I voted against it.''
        Audience members. Flip-flop! Flip-flop! Flip-flop!
        The President. They kept pressing him. He
    said he was proud of the vote. Finally, he said, ``It was a complicated
    matter,'' and, yet, incredibly enough, he came up with a new reason.
    Last week, he described his vote against funding the troops as a protest
    vote. He said it on national TV.
        Audience members. Boo-o-o!
        The President. When American troops are in harm's way and defending
    our country, they deserve better than to have a candidate for President
    use them as a protest vote. Oh, I forgot. I forgot. There's yet another
    explanation since then, and it happened at the debate. He said he made a mistake in how he talked about that vote.
    The mistake wasn't what Senator Kerry said. The mistake is what Senator
    Kerry did.
        In the debate, my opponent also said
    something revealing when he laid out the Kerry doctrine. [Laughter] He
    said this, that America has to pass a ``global test''----
        Audience members. Boo-o-o!
        The President. ----before we can use troops to defend ourselves.
    Senator Kerry's approach to foreign policy
    would give foreign governments veto power over national security
    decisions.
        Audience members. Boo-o-o!
        The President. I have a different view. When our country is in
    danger, the President's job is not to take an international poll. The
    President's job is to defend America.
        I believe in the transformational power of liberty. The heart of my
    conviction is that liberty can help change societies for the better. You
    know, I spend time with the Prime Minister of Japan. He's a good friend. I was in New York with him at
    the U.N. I said, ``By the way, I'm talking about you on the campaign
    trail. Do you mind?'' And he said, ``No, not at all.'' I didn't tell him
    I was going to tell you that he likes Elvis. [Laughter]
        Nevertheless, here's why I like to bring him up. Wasn't all that long ago that our country was
    at war with Japan. My dad fought them. Your
    dads and granddads fought them as well. They were the sworn enemy. And
    after World War II, Harry Truman and other Americans believed that
    liberty could transform an enemy into an ally and worked with Japan to
    promote democracy. Now, a lot of people then, I'm confident, were
    skeptical about that being able to happen. You understand why. We had
    just fought them. A lot of lives had been lost. But because Harry Truman
    stuck to those values, today, I sit down at the table with the head of a
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    talking about the peace we all want, talking about how to work together
    to keep the peace.
        Liberty is powerful. It is powerful. I am confident that someday, an
    American President will be sitting down with a duly elected leader of
    Iraq talking about how to keep the peace in the greater Middle East, and
    our country will be better off for it. Our children and grandchildren
    will be able to grow up in a more peaceful world.
        I believe that the women in the Middle East want to live in freedom.
    I believe that everybody wants their child to grow up in a free and
    peaceful society. I believe if given the chance, the people in that part
    of the world will embrace the most honorable form of government ever
    devised by man. And I'll tell you why I believe these things: Freedom is
    not America's gift to the world; freedom is the Almighty God's gift to
    each man and woman in this world.
        This young century will be liberty's century. By promoting freedom
    at home and abroad, we'll build a safer world and a more hopeful
    America. By reforming our systems of Government, we'll help more
    Americans realize their dreams. We'll work to spread ownership and
    opportunity to every corner of our country. We'll pass the enduring
    values of our country on to a young generation. We'll continue to work
    for peace and freedom around the world.
        You know, for all Americans, these years in our history will always
    stand apart. There are quiet times in the life of a nation when little
    is expected of its leaders. This isn't one of those times. It's a time
    that requires firm resolve, clear vision, and a deep faith in the values
    that make this a great nation.
        None of us will ever forget that week when one era ended and another
    began. September the 14th, 2001, I stood in the ruins of the Twin
    Towers. I'll never forget it. There were workers in hardhats there
    yelling at me at the top of their lungs, ``Whatever it takes.'' I
    remember trying to console some people coming out of that rubble. A guy
    grabbed me by the arm. He looked me straight in the eye, and he said,
    ``You don't let me down.'' Waking up every morning since then, trying to
    figure out how best to protect America. I will defend the security of
    the people of this country, whatever it takes.
        Four years ago, as I traveled your great State asking for the vote,
    I made this pledge. I said if I was honored to be able to hold the
    office of the Presidency, I would uphold the honor and the dignity of
    that office. With your help and with your hard work, I will do so again
    for 4 more years.
        Thanks for coming. God bless you all. Thanks for being here. Thank
    you all.

    Note: The President spoke at 3:51 p.m. at the Cuyahoga Falls Civic
    Center. In his remarks, he referred to Kenneth C. Canterbury, national
    president, James O. Pasco, Jr., executive director, and Nicholas
    DiMarco, Ohio State president, Fraternal Order of Police; Mayor Don L.
    Robart of Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Senator Zell Miller of Georgia, who made
    the keynote address at the 2004 Republican National Convention; senior
    Al Qaida associate Abu Musab Al Zarqawi; Prime Minister Ayad Allawi of
    the Iraqi Interim Government; and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of
    Japan.

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